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Singer, Isaac Bashevis
(Encyclopedia) Singer, Isaac BashevisSinger, Isaac Bashevisbäshĕvˈĭs [key], 1904–91, American novelist and short-story writer in the Yiddish language, younger brother of I. J. Singer, b. Leoncin,…Jewish Autonomous Region
(Encyclopedia) Jewish Autonomous Region or BirobidzhanBirobidzhanbērōbējänˈ [key], autonomous region (1995 pop. 211,900), c.13,800 sq mi (35,700 sq km), Khabarovsk Territory, Russian Far East, in the…Weinreich, Uriel
(Encyclopedia) Weinreich, Uriel, 1926–67, Polish-American linguist, b. Vilnius, Poland (now in Lithuania), Ph.D. Columbia Univ., 1951. Weinreich taught linguistics at Columbia (1951–67) and is noted…Asch, Sholem
(Encyclopedia) Asch, Sholem or ShalomAsch, Sholem or Shalomshōˈləm ăsh, shäˈləm [key], 1880–1957, Jewish novelist and playwright, b. Poland. He first came to the United States in 1909, was…Levita, Elijah
(Encyclopedia) Levita, ElijahLevita, Elijahēlīˈjə lēvīˈtə [key] (Elya Bokher), c.1468–1549, German philologist, grammarian, and lexicographer who wrote in Hebrew. He spent most of his life in Italy,…Gordon, Judah Leon
(Encyclopedia) Gordon, Judah Leon, 1830–92, Russian-Hebrew novelist and poet, b. Vilna. As teacher and writer he was one of the leaders in the renaissance of a progressive culture among the Jews (see…Zunser, Eliakum
(Encyclopedia) Zunser, EliakumZunser, Eliakumĕlˈyōk&oobreve;m ts&oobreve;nˈzər [key], 1846–1913, Lithuanian folk poet and singer who wrote in Yiddish. The most popular Jewish folk singer of…Schildkraut, Rudolph
(Encyclopedia) Schildkraut, RudolphSchildkraut, Rudolphshĭltˈkrout [key], 1862–1930, Austrian actor. He was a member of Max Reinhardt's Deutsches Theater, Berlin. In 1911 he came to the United States…Grade, Chaim
(Encyclopedia) Grade, ChaimGrade, Chaimkhīəm grädˈə [key], 1910–82, Lithuanian novelist and poet. Grade, who wrote in Yiddish, became one of the prominant members of an experimental writers' group…Ansky, Shloime
(Encyclopedia) Ansky, ShloimeAnsky, Shloimeshloiˈmə änˈskē [key] pseud. of Solomon Seinwil Rapoport, 1863–1920, Russian-Yiddish author. He extensively researched regional Jewish folklore and…Trending
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